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Internet Sun, 10 Apr 2016 06:11:02 ESTnews379487454Movie pirates break records for stolen previews of latest Hollywood moviesHollywood has broken two very different records this holiday season. Star Wars: The Force Awakens has become the first movie to reach US $1 billion in gross sales in just 12 days. This beats the previous record of the movie "Jurassic World" which had the additional benefit of sales from the world's second biggest market, China. Star Wars opens in China in January and so it will likely push its sales to even more astronomical levels.http://phys.org/news/2015-12-movie-pirates-stolen-previews-latest.html
Internet Tue, 29 Dec 2015 06:50:02 ESTnews370593070Realistic computer graphics: Technology makes it to Walt Disney in minimal timeCreating a realistic computer simulation of how light suffuses a room is crucial not just for animated movies like "Toy Story" or "Cars". Special computing methods should ensure this, but they require great effort. Computer scientists from Saarbrücken have now developed a novel approach that turned out to be so promising, that it was adopted by companies in record time—among others by Pixar, well-known in the movie industry for its computer animation, and now a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.http://phys.org/news/2014-08-realistic-graphics-technology-walt-disney.html
Computer Sciences Wed, 13 Aug 2014 08:10:02 ESTnews327135541Research looks at how a box office success can translate internationallyHollywood will have the box office heating up this summer with dozens of blockbuster films. But whether a movie is a worldwide box office bomb or a box office bonanza has a lot to do with the culture and release strategy in other countries, says a Kansas State University researcher.http://phys.org/news/2013-05-office-success-internationally.html
Business Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:01 ESTnews288517411Pirate Bay co-founder detained in SwedenThe co-founder of The Pirate Bay filesharing website was on Friday detained in Sweden, days after his deportation from Cambodia, officials said.http://phys.org/news/2012-09-pirate-bay-co-founder-detained-sweden.html
Internet Sat, 15 Sep 2012 04:46:10 ESTnews266903147Pirate Bay founder to take case to EU court: lawyerA founder of Swedish file-sharing site The Pirate Bay will take his case to Europe's top court after the Supreme Court in Sweden refused to hear his appeal, his lawyer said Monday.http://phys.org/news/2012-05-pirate-bay-founder-case-eu.html
Internet Mon, 14 May 2012 15:10:54 ESTnews256227033Hollywood, Silicon Valley need unity, leader says(AP) -- Chris Dodd, the head of the Motion Picture Association of America, said Tuesday that Hollywood and Silicon Valley must work together to protect intellectual property.http://phys.org/news/2012-04-hollywood-silicon-valley-unity-leader.html
Business Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:04:13 ESTnews254513048Do cold consumers like to warm up to romance movies?Do romance movies warm people up? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research finds that yes, consumers choose romance movies over other genres when they feel cold.http://phys.org/news/2012-02-cold-consumers-romance-movies.html
Social Sciences Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:22:42 ESTnews248455340US director makes first smartphone movieAn independent US filmmaker has made what is believed to be the first feature-length movie shot with a smartphone, to be released next week -- with actress Gena Rowlands in the starring role.http://phys.org/news/2011-12-director-smartphone-movie.html
Other Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:30:01 ESTnews242622053Warner looks beyond movies to find game success"The Dark Knight Rises" doesn't hit movie theaters for nine months, but Batman is at the heart of what may just be Warner Bros.' most important release of the fall.http://phys.org/news/2011-10-warner-movies-game-success.html
Business Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:50:01 ESTnews238317512Sequel syndrome: Follow-ups don't mean moviemakers are lacking in originality, expert saysThe names are quite familiar to moviegoers: Harry, Optimus Prime and Edward. Each represents a movie franchise that has seen great success and is poised for a repeat. A record 27 movie sequels have or will be released during summer 2011. This trend represents an investment in a successful brand, according to a Kansas State University movie expert.http://phys.org/news/2011-06-sequel-syndrome-follow-ups-dont-moviemakers.html
Economics & Business Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:05:56 ESTnews228128740Directors slam $30 early release home video offer(AP) -- Big-name Hollywood action flick directors including James Cameron and Michael Bay have come out guns-ablazing against a plan by studios to make new release movies available to rent in homes just two months after debuting in theaters.http://phys.org/news/2011-04-directors-slam-early-home-video.html
Business Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:52:50 ESTnews222529954Beware phony 3-D as Hollywood cashes inOne year after a 3-D film opened Cannes for the first time ever, Hollywood is in the grip of a revolution that has generated billions of dollars and sent cinema-goers flocking back to theaters.http://phys.org/news/2010-05-beware-phony-d-hollywood-cashes.html
Hi Tech & Innovation Tue, 11 May 2010 03:10:01 ESTnews192765560Panel OKs market for movie bets; studios want ban(AP) -- U.S. regulators on Friday approved the creation of a futures market for trading in forecast box-office receipts, but major Hollywood studios immediately trumpeted a bill that would ban it.http://phys.org/news/2010-04-panel-oks-movie-studios.html
Business Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:04:39 ESTnews190691878Hollywood snubs proposed betting on ticket sales(AP) -- Think you're better than Hollywood at gauging whether an upcoming flick will be a box office bomb or a sleeper hit? You'd get a chance to put your money behind that under two proposals that movie studios are denouncing as legalized gambling.http://phys.org/news/2010-04-hollywood-snubs-ticket-sales.html
Internet Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:10:07 ESTnews189345082State tax incentives for filmmakers has opposite desired effectProviding tax credit incentives to the movie industry to attract filming to non-traditional locations actually has a negative impact on state revenues, according to a study in the latest issue of the Journal of Planning Education and Research.http://phys.org/news/2010-03-state-tax-incentives-filmmakers-desired.html
Economics & Business Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:30:01 ESTnews188579478The Pirate Bay back online after fine threatThe Pirate Bay, one of the world's most popular filesharing websites, was back online on Tuesday after being shut down when a Swedish court threatened its bandwith supplier with a hefty fine.http://phys.org/news/2009-08-pirate-bay-online-fine-threat.html
Internet Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:10:01 ESTnews170440686Fine threat puts The Pirate Bay off the IntenetThe Pirate Bay, one of the world's most popular filesharing websites, is off the Internet after a Swedish court threatened its bandwith supplier with a hefty fine, news reports said Tuesday.http://phys.org/news/2009-08-fine-threat-pirate-bay-intenet.html
Internet Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:00:01 ESTnews170397923Whither Redbox? Hollywood studios are conflicted(AP) -- Hollywood studios are split over Redbox, the $1-per-night DVD rental kiosk company: They could supply it with cheap wholesale discs and ride its massive growth, or starve it in the hopes of preserving higher-priced purchases.http://phys.org/news/2009-08-redbox-hollywood-studios-conflicted.html
Business Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:03:08 ESTnews168879752Hollywood, RealNetworks square off on DVD copying(AP) -- Hollywood calls it "rent, rip and return" and contends it's one of the biggest technological threats to the movie industry's annual $20 billion DVD market - software that allows you to copy a film without paying for it.http://phys.org/news/2009-04-hollywood-realnetworks-square-dvd.html
Business Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:42:10 ESTnews159777174